For existing automobile manufacturers, electrification of the internal combustion engine is actually oil emission regulations to promote, for the traditional automobile manufacturers, they may never reluctant to embrace pure electric. But for the foreseeable future, a pure electric car era will come sooner or later.
At present, due to the many problems of infrastructure, battery cars and other limitations, plug-in hybrid vehicles, gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles as a transitional stage model was born. In particular plug-hybrid vehicles may rely on purely electrical travel about 70 km, carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced.
In addition the major automobile manufacturers have also in the layout of pure electric vehicles, the battery field involved is even, a tuyere object is grabbed. And reduce the cost of the battery in advance through economies of scale, thereby reducing prices.
BMW BMW R & D department, general manager of powertrain forecasting future
BMW R & D general manager grams Rolls middot; Florian Friedrich (KlausFrouml; hlich) announced the BMW powertrain of the future in an interview with foreign media. By 2030, the percentage of 20 to 30% of total group sales will account for battery electric vehicles, internal combustion engines will remain the same. 2021, which is a plug-in hybrid cell density will increase only in the EV travel mode 80-120km. V12 and 4.4 liter V8 engine power will be V6 plug-in hybrid powertrain substituted.
2015 BMW CLAR architecture
2015, BMW introduced a variety of compatible power CLAR assembly platform architecture, including internal combustion engines and electric motors. 7 series from the beginning, CLAR platform has been used in various vehicles. BMW has a number of internal combustion engines to choose from. For example, in a whole new generation of the BMW 3 series, there are a variety of powertrain models, such as 2.0 liters of gasoline, 3.0 liters of gasoline and diesel fuel. There are electric BMW 3, the plug 3 BMW hybrid system, as well as the four-wheel type xDrive other models.
The internet is the basic frame of the vehicle, the vehicle may be accomplished by adjusting the position develop its length, width, height and powertrain. In order to achieve mass production of the vehicle, and easily make changes through modular and reduce costs. BMW’s platform can also be modified in several ways to ensure full range of models has a high safety, construction and performance, thereby reducing the design, research and manufacturing costs. In fact, just like the public MQB it is a reason, Volkswagen Golf, Passat, Tiguan and Audi A3 and TT share the same MQB platform.
i3 BMW discontinued BMW powertrain will be more concentrated
In electric vehicles BMW i3 after the shutdown, BMW will no longer be based on a platform to create exclusive models. Instead of using the module children the way as much as possible. The future children of module production will be reduced to two kinds or three powertrain, which concentrate superior resources. To prepare for the transition electrification. In fact, the current BMW’s new energy vehicles, is based on fuel vehicles to develop, such as iX3.
BMW thought, flexible platform architecture is the next five to ten years the best solution. However, if in the future to complete the development of the motor car era, BMW will provide a single platform for the development of electric vehicles.
BMW think diesel will continue to exist for 20 years, gasoline opportunities continue to exist for 30 years
BMW recently stop for the entry models, 1.5 liter three-cylinder four-cylinder turbocharged diesel and M50d diesel engine. The main reason is because BMW diesel engines require higher emission standards to meet stringent regulatory standards. Regulations internal combustion engine will be more stringent. But BMW still believe, four-cylinder and six-cylinder diesel engines will continue to maintain more than 20 years, gasoline chance for at least 30 years.
6-cylinder hybrid power, will replace V8 and V12
Update V12 and V8 engines technical technologyThen it is difficult to meet the requirements of advanced emission regulations, and in consideration of the cost and size of the problem, there is great uncertainty in the future. BMW prediction plug-in hybrid power systems will replace the six-cylinder engine V8 and V12.
the biggest obstacle electric car battery price
BMW think the biggest obstacle to manufacture electric vehicles is the battery price. The high cost of batteries, it will not change in the future. Because with the increase in demand for raw materials, the price could eventually rise. And in China, the fastest-growing sales of electric vehicles. But China, on the one hand is the construction of infrastructure in a short time is difficult to spread to the whole country. Second, China’s western region will still rely mainly on the gasoline engine, at least 15 to 20 years.
European more suitable plug-in hybrid cars
In Europe, compared to the pure electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid is more in line with market demand. When the working day, short trips within the city can use on a pure electric mode from work. When using gasoline weekend long-distance travel. Car sales in Europe, a plug-in hybrid is expected to account for 25 percent market share, and will account for 25 pure electric percentage. The rest is gasoline and diesel engines accounted for 50 percentage.
BMW North American market the main push M
In North America, lower demand for battery electric vehicles. BMW M by brand, by providing high-performance driving pleasure for the driver plug-in hybrid. In addition, to meet emission requirements.
a number of states including California are in the implementation of pollution-free vehicle credit program that can reduce pollution at the same time, low-cost car. Battery electric vehicles will be on the West Coast and parts of the east coast there is greater demand. But other parts of North America will continue to use the gasoline engine primarily.
In Russia, the Middle East and Africa market, because there is no charging infrastructure, the internal combustion engine will be a long time.
A hydrogen fuel cell for light and medium truck
BMW that a hydrogen fuel cell for light and medium truck, because of the higher cost of hydrogen refueling stations, and trucks often go along the highway. So long as the construction of hydrogen refueling station in the highway service area, we can meet the needs of the truck.
BMW and Toyota are working together to develop hydrogen fuel cells. Also plans in the BMW X6 and X7, trial use of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
As of 2019, BMW’s worldwide sales of 1.8 million vehicles, BMW is the platform through intensive, intensive powertrain to lower the cost. By increasing the density of the battery, and the battery under the premise the same volume, a longer mileage. Future will plug-in hybrid vehicle mileage points from pure lift 80 km to 120 km. But now, the internal combustion engine remains the world’s leading electric technology is still in the transition period.